Landscaping

In Sept, Oct, or Nov 2013 (can't remember the exact month, but I'm thinking it was Oct) we landscaped our back yard along the fence. It cost $12,000 or some such figure; we super like how it looks. Mostly we did it because they built the houses in back of us and we wanted to try and hide them, especially the monstrosity to our left. The lots were empty with trees when we moved in, wish they still were.

 

 

Really can't believe how much the plants and trees have grown in one year. The pics are the summers of 2013, 2014, and 2015

2015

More Texas wildlife

A couple of weeks ago our next door neighbor changed her pest control company; the salesman came to our house to see if we were happy with our service. I was. But being a true salesman, the longer he talked the more he convinced me to change: his service had stronger but safer to humans spray!!!; it lasted longer!!?*; they would spray our fences/perimeter and yard%$^^. This must all translate to more, better, best.

So I changed.

Right after I changed I found a scorpion out by the pool, then this morning Rick and I were sitting out front and a medium sized tarantula walked along the porch in the corner. I got the camera to take a pic, Rick tried to move him along with the broom, instead he hunkered down and pretended like a 2-3 inch diameter furry spider cannot be seen. Yeah.

The new company gets a call on Mon - get back out here and this time, get rid of the Texas wildlife in my yard/porch!!

Cute little beggar, isn't he/she/it. Wonder what Heavenly Father was thinking when He created this being?

Is this Max?

 

Zoya was tearing apart her glove and getting all the stuffing out. She looked so cute and reminded me of Max from the cartoon version of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."

 

 

 

 

Is Hot Dog Pizza Actually Pizza?

Pizza Hut will soon be selling a pie that fuses two classic dishes into one mutant meal.
I would like it if I could eat stuff like this now, but I can't with my upset and ill esophagus due to GERD.

Chris, Alyona, and Zoya

We have houseguests for a few months. Zoya is loving the backyard, and it's been fun for Rick and me to have them here.

Rain

Texas needs rain. Needed rain. It started raining about 2 months ago and just quit this week. Lots of flooding, damage (none to us, luckily), but we really needed the rain. And now Lake Travis, the end by Volente and The Oasis is filled. Yay! I haven't heard anything about going off watering restrictions, which is probably a good thing. Don't want to go crazy and use all the water. But it was amazing to drive to the lake and see it filled.